Garwha (Jharkhand): A self-styled area commander of the CPI (Maoist) has been arrested from the forests of Bilaiti Khair in the Maoist-hit Garhwa district, the police said here Saturday.
On a tip-off that Mukhlal Yadav was in the forest area, the security forces conducted raids and apprehended the Maoist yesterday, according to Superintendent of Police Michael S Raj.
"A gun and 1,540 cartridges were seized from his possession," the SP said.
The arrest came on the eve of the Maoists' Week from November 24 to 30.
PTI
First Published: Saturday, November 24, 2012, 12:00